Vacated my comfortable Lion Hotel, Spalding, dig at 7.00 am into a clear, sunny, frosty type morning. With it becoming lighter in the mornings I will endeavour to leave my overnights as early as possible. Really enjoy those early miles before the traffic builds. Like to begin my walk each day, early and finish early, especially important as we move towards summer and the tourist hordes when finding accommodation will likely become more competitive. Successfully achieved my walking stage today exclusively on ‘B’ roads. As new expressways have been constructed across the country, the former major roads have been down-graded to ‘B’ roads, ideal for walkers and those not in a blind hurry.
The wind that proved such a formidable opponent yesterday, has been banished today, making for very pleasant walking through a series of picturesque villages on the way to Boston. Decided to stay overnight just short of Boston, in the village of Kirton, in order to position myself for tomorrow’s walk half way to Skegness on the coast.
Note that British field sizes, and not just in Lincolnshire where corporate farming seems to be the norm, have become considerably larger since my boyhood. Undoubtedly this has been brought about through a drive to improve agricultural efficiencies and the large tractors and cultivators that are in such widespread use.
19.9 kms. walked today per pedometer. Cumulative Kms. covered: 868.4
Hours of walking today including rest stops: 4 3/4
Type of accommodation: private B & B.
Cost of bed & breakfast: pounds. 20.00. no breakfast.
Please go to Flickr.com (traveller6666) to view pics of the walk.
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